tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456021921790543683.post8313756237807041206..comments2008-09-02T11:50:03.342-04:00Comments on Poeme Electronique: HAHAHAHAHAHA LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE REPUBLICANSCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04295305886645778671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456021921790543683.post-39633327395837751542008-09-02T11:50:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:50:00.000-04:00This element certainly exists, and it's not a terr...This element certainly exists, and it's not a terrible strategic idea. However, the Republican party is just as fragmented as the Dems are; it's just that the Republicans took eight years to fragment instead of a few months during primary season. I think that Palin, objectively, would serve both purposes, were she an effective and experienced politician; instead, McCain has just made his party look like fools. <BR/><BR/>There are strong indicators, as well, that McCain wanted to pick Lieberman, his old buddy, but this rankled the ire of too much of the GOP politburo, so McCain went with Palin to defuse the extreme conservative element of his party.<BR/><BR/>The reaction here has been that roughly 95 percent of Republicans think it's a brilliant move, and 95 percent of Dems think it's ridiculous. As someone with obviously liberal leanings and social circles, I haven't seen much of the backlash you're discussing, although it isn't non-existent. I suppose dumb votes are still votes, though.<BR/><BR/>And I'm still holding out for Michael Palin for Veep. Even though he's not legally able to assume the position, there's still time for an amendment! <BR/><BR/>Great comment, BTW: thanks for reading!Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295305886645778671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456021921790543683.post-33389987937788372692008-09-02T05:08:00.000-04:002008-09-02T05:08:00.000-04:00From this side of the Atlantic, my reaction was th...From this side of the Atlantic, my reaction was that this was a neat (and cynical) move by McCain - not to unite the Republicans, but to further disunite the Democrats. The play seems to be to pick up those Clinton supporters who feel snubbed that they're not going to get a female Veep under Obama. Not a bad ploy if you ask me: the way it looks from here, Obama's biggest threat is Clinton Democrats throwing their toys out of their prams and voting McCain.<BR/><BR/>Michael Palin would have been cool though.johnsonsramblerhttp://johnsonsrambler.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com